The St. Paul Messenger

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1 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church 742 Depot Street Manawa, WI Website: Office: Fax: Bible Study 2 Membership Class 2 Colloquy 2 Ministry Team 3 Packer Games 3 Mens Club 3 School News 4 Ladies Aid News 5 Operation Christmas Child Quilters Scrip The St. Paul Messenger Service Times: Sunday s 8:15 & 10:30 a.m. (2nd & 4th Sunday Communion) Monday s 6:30 p.m. (2nd & 4th Monday Communion) Inside this issue: LWML 7 Sermons on Website 7 Trash to Cash 7 Anniversaries Shut-In Service Birthdays Voter s Meeting October Calendar & Serving Schedule PASTOR S ARTICLE We have something in common; at least I think we do: we will not care about October baseball this year. I say this as a Minnesota Twins fan and it is quite possible that you are a Milwaukee Brewers fan. If you fall outside those two groups, then I envy you because this year has been disappointing. I have been a Twins fan since they won the 1987 World Series over the St. Louis Cardinals. I still remember first baseman Kent Hrbek jumping up and down like a lunatic after he caught the final out of the series and then the whole team jumping on the pile. It was beautiful. So yeah, call me a bandwagon fan if you want because it took a World Series title for me to become a fan, but I grew up in Minnesota and I was 7 when they won and there is no better way to get a fan for life than to win a championship during that person s childhood. (With those criteria it is still a wonder to me that I count myself a Vikings fan.) I recall one year when it was not a disappointment at all to be a Twins fan. It was the year we returned to relevance after the very lean years of the late 90s. We had a good group of pitchers, our defense was air tight, and we could hit enough. Oh, those were the days. Those were also the days I had season tickets. $100 for all 81 home games. Yes, the Twins were desperate to sell tickets to the Metrodome. I sat up in section 202 with some friends. We were 700 feet or so from home plate, but we could see the whole field. During that year, something important happened that helped me see the whole world more clearly. The Cleveland Indians came to town. They scored 4 runs to get an 8 1 lead in the top of the 7 th. It was a Wednesday. That part will be important in a moment. The Twins scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 7 th. We lost our minds. The Twins held the Indians scoreless in the 8 th and we thought for sure this crazy comeback would be completed in the bottom of the 8 th. It was not to be: the Indians held the Twins scoreless in the 8 th also. And then they scored an insurance run in the top of the 9 th! We had come so close and now their closer comes in to end the game. Bummer. But the Twins got two runners on and Midre Cummings lifted a fly ball to left field that carried into the first row and won the game. We lost our minds again. We yelled ourselves hoarse. And then we went to Wednesday Night Fish at Concordia University St. Paul s Student Union. It was the on campus praise worship. And during In the Secret I was struck by how loudly I d cheered the Twins praises and it was just a baseball game. Why wasn t I cheering the Lord s praises for the eternal salvation and victory that He d won in real life? It was that night that I saw, if I m not careful, my love of the Twins and sports could certainly be a hindrance to the life of faith God calls us to live. Pastor Nathan Reichle

2 The St. Paul Messenger Page 2 PASTOR REICHLE'S SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS: It's Election Time: Being a Christian who is an American, not an American who is a Christian. 9:30-10:15 a.m. in the lunchroom until October 9th. MEMBERSHIP CLASS October 23rd - December 4th at 9:30 am! The next membership class for those joining our congregation will take place Sundays between worship services. Those who complete the class will be received on December 11th at our 8:15 worship service. Please inquire with the office or Pastor Reichle (natereichle@gmail.com). COLLOQUY Three of our staff members, Mrs. Beyer, Mrs. Hintz and Mr. Korotka, have started the Colloquy program. The Colloquy program prepares the Lutheran School teacher to carry the Lord s name and His teaching with faithfulness to the children and their families. The courses our teachers are taking provide them the religious training that Concordia graduates receive. They have completed the first five courses of the program so far and plan to finish by June Each teacher applied and received a scholarship in the amount of $ for the first course, paid for three courses themselves, and received financial support from church members for one course. To cover the remaining three courses the cost will be $1, each. Please support our teachers with your prayers and consider making a donation to the Colloquy fund. Brian Elmhorst Thank you for the financial support and prayers throughout our colloquy experience. Our coursework has shown to be very beneficial to our ministry at St. Paul School. We look forward to completing the next 5 classes to further benefit the students experience at St. Paul. God s Blessings, Joshua Korotka, Rachel Beyer, Deb Hintz

3 The St. Paul Messenger Page 3 ST. PAUL MINISTRY TEAM PASTORS Pastor Nathan Reichle & Pastor Vilas Mazemke OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION SCHOOL TEACHERS Pre-School-Becky Griesbach, Kindergarten-Deb Hintz, 1st Grade-Teri Rae Suehs & Roxanne Taggatz, 2nd Grade-Brenda Jenks, 3rd-4th Grade-Rachel Beyer, 5th-6th Grade- Josh Korotka, 7th-8th Grade-Brian Elmhorst (Principal), Music-Jim Quinn, Phy-Ed-Betty Klotzbuecher. SUPPORT STAFF Summer Custodian-Lori Elmhorst & Becky Griesbach, Custodians-Connie Klotzbuecher & Becky Schertz, Secretaries-Kay Peterson & Lori Hass, Kitchen Staff-Hannah Peters. SUNDAY SCHOOL Pre-School-Kindergarten-Katie Sitter (Director) & Kristin Jones, 1st-2nd Grade -Jessie Ort & Marla Gerl, 3rd-5th Grade-Corinne Zielke, 6th-8th Grade-Rita Kreklow. This year we have enrolled: 117 children St. Paul Lutheran School 3K-8th grade, 25 students 7th & 8th grade Confirmation Class. PACKER GAME VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! We have the potential to raise $10, or more during the upcoming Packer season! But we can t do it without your HELP! Anyone 16 years and older can work this year and ONLINE TRAIN- ING IS AVAILABLE THIS YEAR ALSO! Sign up sheets are posted next to the school office door. For more information you can contact (Tim Gehrke) at or you can find him on facebook. Volunteers needed: Sunday, October 9 New York (leave 2:15 p.m.) Sunday, October 16 Dallas (leave 10:15 a.m.) Thursday, October 20 Chicago (leave 2:15 p.m.) Sunday, November 6 Indianapolis (leave 10:15 a.m.) Sunday, December 4 Houston (leave 6:45 a.m.) Sunday, December 11 Seattle (leave 10:15 a.m.) Saturday, December 24 Minnesota (leave 6:45 a.m.) MENS CLUB Our next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. We welcome all men from the congregation to take an active part. "friend us on facebook, st paul lutheran school and church, manawa, wi"

4 The St. Paul Messenger Page 4 SCHOOL NEWS 125 th School Anniversary On February 19 a special Sunday worship service will be held at 9:30 with a formal banquet to follow. The students will be singing during the service, a guest speaker will be attending and a meal is being planned following the service. Please mark your calendars!!! Chapel Offerings Our chapel offerings this year are being designated to four different missionaries or organizations that work to spread God s Love and message of forgiveness to all parts of the world. During the first quarter our offerings will be designated to Stanley Osei who works in Ghana with City of Refuge Ministries. Our second quarter offerings are going to Brian Hintz, the brother-in-law to our Kindergarten teacher, Debbie Hintz. Brian and his family work in Thailand spreading the gospel message. The third quarter chapel offerings are sponsoring Tara Korotka, brother of our 5-6 th grade teacher Joshua Korotka. Tara works with children all over the world, traveling to regions where the gospel message is needed most. Finally, our fourth quarter offerings are going to the LCMS NMD Hearts for Jesus program. The Hearts for Jesus program is a combined effort of all the Lutheran schools to support one mission. Grandparent s Day Friday, October 7 is Grandparents Day at St. Paul Lutheran School. All students are encouraged to invite their grandparents to school. The early morning activities and times are still being planned. Please look for more information soon. But at 10:30 the students and their grandparents will play bingo together in the lunch room. Then at 11:30, all students and grandparents will eat lunch together. This is an early release date, so children will be dismissed from school at 12:05. The school theme for the is Hope and a Future from Jeremiah 29:11. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

5 The St. Paul Messenger Page 5 LADIES AID NEWS The St. Paul Ladies Aid met on Thursday, September 1st, Yvonne called the meeting to order, and Betty read the story "The Woman and the Fork." It told of the woman who was discussing preparations for her funeral with her Pastor. She requested that she be buried with a fork in her hand, and after a conversation with her, and questions, the reason was that she was keeping her fork because "the best is yet to come!" Yvonne relayed greetings from Sadie, who is a resident of Living Oaks Assisted Living in Iola. Roll Call was taken and the secretary's and treasurer's reports for the months of June, July & August were read. As part of the treasurer's report it was noted that we received a check in the amount of $ for the Waupaca store Piggly Wiggly receipts that we had turned in. THANK YOU to everyone who has been saving them for us! Just a reminder, it is only the Waupaca store that still is part of this program, the New London store has discontinued it. There was a short discussion on preparations for the 125th Anniversary of St. Paul School, the gift cards sale and the "scrip" cards. Reports were given on the funerals of Virginia Gehrke, Beulah Suehs & "Dewey" Carl. Yvonne asked for volunteers to play Bingo at the nursing home on Wednesday, September 14th. Members responding were Barb, Lois & Henrietta, along with Yvonne. "Thank You" notes were read from St. Paul School for our contribution to their education fund, and from the family of Virginia Gehrke for serving the funeral luncheon. The birthday song was recited for Jeanette Rivers and we closed with the table prayer. Barb was the hostess. A PRAYER FOR PUMPKIN PEOPLE After Liz Curtis Higgs wrote the popular children s book The Pumpkin Patch Parable, people began using her analogies to say a prayer while carving their Halloween pumpkins. The pumpkin prayer, a Christian alternative to Halloween traditions, reminds people of all ages what God has done for us. Use it this fall when your family makes jack-o -lanterns. While cutting off the top of the pumpkin, pray, Lord, open my mind so I can learn new things about you. (See Proverbs 1:7.) While removing the seeds and pulp, pray, Remove the things in my life that don t please you. Forgive the wrong things I do, and help me forgive others. (See Matthew 6:14-15.) While making eyes, pray, Open my eyes to see the beauty you ve made in the world around me. (See Psalm 104:24.) While making the nose, pray, I m sorry for the times I ve turned up my nose at your many gifts. (See James 1:17.) While making the mouth, pray, Let everything I say please you. (See Psalm 19:14.) While lighting the candle, pray, Lord, help me show your light to others through the things I do. (See Matthew 5:16) After carving your pumpkins, display them as examples of how God s love transforms us into new creations. (See 2 Corinthians 5:17.)

6 The St. Paul Messenger Page 6 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOE BOX SHOE BOX Get a shoebox for a girl or boy (affix boy/girl label). Use an empty cardboard or plastic shoebox (average size). You can wrap the box and lid separately INCLUDE A WOW TOY Select a quality wow toy such as a doll, soccer ball with pump, or stuffed animal. FILL WITH GIFTS Add other fun toys, hygiene items, and school supplies. PRAY Most importantly, pray for the child who will receive your gift. INCLUDE $7 DONATION Donate $7 for shipping costs. Discover the destination of your shoebox gift by giving to Follow Your Box online. DROP OFF Place a rubber band around each closed shoe box and drop off in the back of church, or put in either church or school office. Collection will take place October 26-November 16. TUESDAY QUILTERS St. Paul Quilters are again shipping over 200 quilts to Shawano on Friday, October 7th. Thanks to Garold & Susie Bartel who deliver these for distribution world wide. We wish to thank anyone who made this possible by time, resources, and monetary donations. Tuesday A.M. Quilters are: Betty Bonikowske, Annette Fahser, Nola Kusserow, Anne Reznichek, Jeanette Rivers & Pat Zander. SCRIP What is Scrip? Scrip cards are gift cards that we purchase at a discounted rate and then sell to you at full price, and you can use the card at full price when you shop at the retailer you selected. Scrip is available for all your remodeling projects (Menards, Home Depot, Lowe s) hunting & fishing (Fleet Farm, Gander Mountain, Bass Pro Shop, Cabela s), but don t forget gas, groceries & prescriptions too. Discounted % can be applied to Family Education Fees for next year or General Fund please specify. (if using Family Education Fees 1/2% still goes to the General Fund), example: $100 Fleet Farm gets 5% so either $5 goes to General Fund or $2.50 Education Fees & $2.50 General Fund). Order forms are available from either the church or the school office, next to the scrip boxes located at the office entrance & by the fellowship sink. Orders will be placed October 3rd & 17th. If you have any questions ask Lori Hass, Kay Peterson, or Betty Klotzbuecher.

7 The St. Paul Messenger LWML LWML will again be having the cradle for the month of October. Some items need are diapers of all sizes, wipes, fall and winter clothing up to size 2. There will be a container for a donation of money. LWML will meet Tuesday October 15 at 2p.m. With guest speaker Sondra Rierson. SERMONS ON WEBSITE Just the sermons are available to listen to online at the St. Paul website under the St. Paul Church Sermons tab. TRASH TO CASH: We are collecting labels from these food items: General Mills Box Tops for Education, Our Family Labels for Learning, Kwik Trip Milk Moola Caps, Bag Tops, Ice Cream bar codes & Glazers Price Ovals. NO CAMPBELLS S (they discontinued the program). We also save used stamps for missions & used ink jets. These items can be brought to the school office between 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. or when you come to church, you can put them in the dresser drawers by the coat rack. From these labels we receive money back or points to order items for school. Special thank you to Lucy Hahn, Dorothy Krueger, Jeanette Rivers & Lois Glocke for counting, clipping, and sorting these to send in. Page 7 OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES Roger & Gloria Suehs Mike & Jeanne Frazier Wendy & Paul Nichols George & Sue Meidam Robbie & Ashley Schneiderwent Everett & Rita Schefelker Jerry & Gloria Behnke Holly & Bill Keough Christa & Aaron Cupp Mary & Tim Schneiderwent Russ & Lisa Bonikowske Rob & Becky Griesbach Brian & Sheri Lettau Robbie & Billie Jo Rosenau Bill & Katie Sitter Brian & Julie Mehlberg Kym & Kyle Tessen Corinne & Troy Zielke Donald & Julie Buschke Gilbert & Jeanne Sager Steven & Rebecca Schertz Erich & Debbie Hintz Paul & Barb Zemple Terry & Diane Bloch Scott & Karmin Heimbruch COMMUNION SHUT-IN SERVICE Thursday, October 20th at 2:00 p.m. This is a worshipful communion service in the sanctuary as well as fellowship with other members of St. Paul. We will be bringing the communion elements to the pews where you will be sitting (in every other row). After a brief communion worship service with Pastor Mazemke you will have an opportunity to enjoy a snack in the fellowship area. All are welcome to come.

8 The St. Paul Messenger Page 8 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Ashley Buch Duane Glocke Jed Klinger Nicole Cady Penney Korotka Lois Krake Ben Mikkelson Shauna Timm Justin Meidam Jr Kendall Brill Michelle Nemmetz Haylee Radtke Pat Zander Britney Riesenberg Kristina Boehnlein Ethan Tellock Kali Young Bill Sitter Lori Gorges Kevin Hass Kendell Zemple Kalvin Korotka Emilia Sitter Christopher Sturm Ethan Hass Kathy Flater Amanda Krueger Buck Behnke Julie Buschke Scott Arndt Sabrina Mikkelson Gage Sitter Cayleb Zander Mitch Patri Amy Johnson Donald Nicholson Jean Seeger Brandon Stelzner Samantha Struzynski Hadley Timm Heidi Beyersdorf Isabella Fradrich Leonard Hartwig Anthony Hass James Johnson Kristin Jones Jason Hartwig Phillip Steingraber Don Buschke Sarah Reichle Angela Steingraber Jeff Krueger Marie Murphy Peter Reichle Jerry Behnke Ramona Haight Christy Young Bryn Niemuth Kelly Ramstack Robert Ferg Seth Forbes Vincente Timm QUARTERLY VOTERS MEETING OCTOBER 16 9:20 AM. Items up for vote include a change to the constitution of St. Paul Lutheran Church. PASTORS APPRECIATION LUNCH Sunday, October 30th 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to help us celebrate our awesome pastors that we have Pastor Reichle & Pastor Mazemke, for a lunch immediately following the late service. Check upcoming bulletins for more information.